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AHRQ Integration Academy Co-Sponsors Webinar on Using Open Notes to Promote Equity

National Integration Academy Council members Alexander Blount, Ed.D., and Neil Korsen, M.D., M.Sc., will be joining the National Center for Integrated Behavioral Health at the Mayo…

Posted 12/09/21

New NIH HEAL Tools for Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, are investigating ways to mitigate suicide risk for people who misuse opioids or have opioid use disorder (OUD) and…

Posted 12/01/21

AHRQ Impact Case Study features Pennsylvania MAT Grantee Project RAMP

The Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ)-funded Rural Access to Medication Assisted Treatment in Pennsylvania project (Project RAMP) is featured in AHRQ’s latest Impact Case…

Posted 11/30/21

New AHRQ Academy Resources Show How to Use Telehealth to Integrate Behavioral Health Services into Primary Care

The adoption and expansion of telehealth in primary care and behavioral health has taken place rapidly as a means to provide ongoing patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and…

Posted 09/27/21

Opportunity for Submissions: Cross-cultural Strategies to Address Brain and Mental Health in Underserved Populations

Submission Deadline: February 1, 2022 Globally, older adults face unique health challenges threatening their ability to maintain their health and mental wellbeing, financial…

Posted 08/12/21

AHRQ Web Conference on Digital Healthcare Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is hosting a free web conference on July 1, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss how digital healthcare has been affected by the…

Posted 06/15/21

New Webinar on Primary Care Research Challenges during COVID-19

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new webinar focusing on lessons learned about conducting primary care research during the COVID-19 epidemic from grantees…

Posted 05/18/21

HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Guidelines

In an effort to get evidenced-based treatment to more Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released new buprenorphine…

Posted 04/29/21

Resources for Improving SUD Treatment Through State Medicaid Programs

Medicaid is the Nation’s largest payer for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services, and as a result, plays a significant role in shaping SUD treatment delivery and…

Posted 04/28/21

Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address Substance Use Disorder Epidemic

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks health services research grant applications to advance our Nation's understanding of the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis…

Posted 03/08/21

COVID-19 Pandemic Addressed in New Tools Added to AHRQ Academy MAT Tools and Resources

The AHRQ Academy developed the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Tools & Resources Collection to highlight and describe tools and resources…

Posted 02/11/21

AHRQ Addresses Unhealthy Alcohol and Opioid Use as Growing Problems in Older Adults

The Generations Journal of the American Society on Aging published a special issue addressing the growing problem of substance use in older adults. This quarterly journal focuses on the…

Posted 02/10/21

New Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools and Resources on Telehealth in AHRQ Academy Collection

In October 2019, AHRQ launched the Unhealthy Alcohol Use Initiative. This 3-year grant program aims to disseminate and implement into primary care practices evidence-based approaches to…

Posted 02/05/21

Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic: OUD Treatment via Telehealth

In a survey of primary care clinicians, one-third of respondents reported an increase in patients with substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary data indicate the…

Posted 12/23/20

Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic: Deepening Disparities

This JAMA Network article warns of the “synergistic effects” of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic and how those effects will exacerbate existing health disparities. Some…

Posted 12/23/20

Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic: Dual Crises

A recent USA Today opinion piece posed a pressing question: “America is still in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Why did we stop talking about it?” Here is a brief recap of the opioid…

Posted 12/23/20

Medications for Addiction Treatment Retention in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder – Rapid Evidence Review

Nearly 50,000 Americans die annually from opioid overdose. While we know that medications for addiction treatment (MAT) save lives, retaining patients in MAT programs is difficult. The…

Posted 10/30/20

Behavioral Health Challenges Related to COVID-19

During late June 2020, 40 percent of U.S. adults reported struggling with mental health or substance use issues. Among those experiencing disproportionately worse behavioral health…

Posted 10/30/20

National Academies Address Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care

The Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted a virtual public workshop on primary care approaches…

Posted 10/08/20

Evidence Base for Telehealth

As part of healthcare transformation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has greatly expanded. Many see this rapid expansion of telehealth not only as a solution to the…

Posted 10/08/20

Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: A SAMHSA Evidence-Based Resource

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a guide (PDF, 17 MB) to support healthcare providers, systems, and communities seeking to treat…

Posted 07/31/20

** COVID-19 - Institutional Strategies To Enhance the Well Being of Healthcare Workers

A recent commentary in the Annals of Internal Medicine addresses the negative physical and psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers (HCWs). The authors share…

Posted 06/26/20

New Grants - HRSA’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program

On June 5, 2020, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $20.3 million to 44 recipients,…

Posted 06/26/20

Essential Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Patients

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a two-part webinar series examining approaches to help ease delivery of key components of care for people with…

Posted 05/26/20